TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1990
HE SAID THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
COMMISSIONED A THIS YEAR ENVIRONMENT AND MANPOWER NEEDS.
CONSULTANCY
AND TECHNOLOGY STUDY ON HONG
HAD KONG'S
EARLIER 'IT'
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WITH "ON COMPARING HONG KONG'S CURRENT 'IT' ENVIRONMENT
THOSE THAT OF SOUTH KOREA, TAIWAN, SINGAPORE AND THAILAND, THE STUDY SHOWED
HIGH PER CAPITA HONG KONG NOT ONLY HAS
INSTALLATIONS OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS BUT ALSO A PARTICULARLY SOPHISTICATED TELECOMMUNICATIONS WHICH IS AT INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOFTWARE AND IT' SERVICES INDUSTRY, LEAST AS COMPETITIVE AS THOSE AMONG THE ECONOMIES INVESTIGATED.
IS "THE CONSULTANTS CONCLUDED THAT HONG KONG
WELL PLACED IN TERMS OF BUILDING AND PROMOTING THE WIDER USE OF 'IT', HE SAID.
OF WAS ALREADY INFLUENCING EVERY SECTOR MR CHAN SAID 'IT'
ECONOMY.
THE
EVENTS BUT PROVIDE
MORE
"IT IS NOT SIMPLY APPLIED TO KEEPING TRACK OF PAST
USED IS INCREASINGLY
AS A TOOL TO WIN CUSTOMERS, FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, DELIVER QUALITY SERVICE AND DETERMINE THE FUTURE, HE SAID.
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IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, MR CHAN SAID, FACTORIES WERE
OR MECHANISING
AUTOMATING THEIR PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
RAPIDLY INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND TO IMPROVE QUALITY,
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IN THE OF
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"TO PROVIDE AN EFFICIENT SERVICE AND TO REDUCE STAFF COSTS,
IN OUR BANKING INSTITUTIONS AND RETAILERS HAVE INVESTED SUBSTANTIALLY COMPUTERS AND AUTOMATION.
WHILST SAID.
"IN RETAIL STORES, PLASTIC MONEY IS RAPIDLY REPLACING PAPER, 11 HE 'REMOTE SHOPPING' VIA HOME TERMINALS IS NO LONGER A DREAM,
OVER 300 COMPANIES FROM 26 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES ARE TAKING PART IN CENIT ASIA
'90,
DISPLAYING THEIR LEADING-EDGE 'IT' PRODUCTS. IT IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGY EVENTS EVER STAGED IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.
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